| Elizabeth Francis | |
 Francis celebrating her 112th birthday in July 2021 | |
| Birth: | 25 July 1909 St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Age: | 114 years, 267 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Elizabeth Francis (born 25 July 1909) is an American supercentenarian who is currently the oldest known living person in the United States. However, she is not the oldest living American-born person as Maria Branyas Morera of Spain is older. Francis also ranks as the fourth-oldest living person in the world whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), after Maria Branyas Morera, Tomiko Itooka, and Inah Canabarro Lucas.
Biography[]
Elizabeth Francis was born in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, USA on 25 July 1909 to John and Virginia Francis. She later moved to Houston, Texas. In the 1970s, she ran the coffee shop at Houston TV station KTRK-TV. In February 2021, she reconnected with her old friend, news anchor Dave Ward, via Facetime.
Francis's sister, Bertha Johnson (1904–2011), lived to the age of 106, making them one of the oldest sibling pairs. As of February 2021, Francis had three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Francis currently lives with her daughter Dorothy (aged 94 in August 2023) in Houston, Texas, USA at the age of 114 years, 267 days.
Longevity Records[]
Since the death of 111-year-old Maria De La Talamantes on 21 June 2020, Francis has been the oldest known living person in the state of Texas.
Since the death of 114-year-old Pearl Berg on 1 February 2024, Francis has been the last validated living person in the United States born in 1909. She is also the last known living American person born in the 1900s decade.
Since the death of 116-year-old Edie Ceccarelli on 22 February 2024, Francis has been the oldest validated living person in the United States, the second-oldest living American-born person(after Maria Branyas Morera), and the fourth-oldest living person in the world whose age is validated by the GRG.
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References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankancis ist Gerontology Research Group
- 110-year-old Houston woman credits longevity to faith in God abc13 News, 28 July 2019
- 111-year-old Houston woman shares secrets to longevity abc13 News, 5 February 2021
- 112 years young: Houstonian Elizabeth Francis celebrates her big day in a big way KHOU11, 25 July 2021
- Another beautiful chapter 113! Happy blessed birthday to Elizabeth Francis Yolanda Mack Williams on Facebook, 25 July 2022
- Today, I visited with one our members who is 113 Years Old! Cameron D. Jenkins on Facebook, 24 February 2023
- Join us in wishing Ms. Elizabeth Francis a very special and incredible 114th birthday! abc13houston on Instagram, 31 July 2023
- Great-great-grandma celebrates 114th birthday: ‘I’m like a little, young chicken’ New York Post, 11 August 2023
- Texas woman, 114, the 2nd oldest in the US, shares simple tips for a long life Today, 16 August 2023